A genus of Cacti grown for their large, spectacular, brightly coloured flowers. Stems vary from globular to cylindrical; columnar or clump forming; erect or sprawling.
Description:
Strawberries and cream from a cactus? Well, not quite – you’ve got to provide the cream! Said to be deliciously palatable are the juicy, one inch red fruits of this cactus with a strawberry-like flavour served fresh or made into jam. It is a clump-forming plant with densely spiny, cylindrical stems with variously coloured spines and bearing gorgeous, funnel-shaped, purple-red flowers three inches across. 6-24 ins.
Classification:
Half Hardy, Perennial
Price:
£2.28 per packet
Guide prices for information only: Euros: € 2.54 US Dollars: $ 3.49